diff --git a/tests/test_paper_admission.py b/tests/test_paper_admission.py
index e520ee9..19f24a1 100644
--- a/tests/test_paper_admission.py
+++ b/tests/test_paper_admission.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from alpaca_platform import paper_admission
+from alpaca_platform import paper_admission, shadow_ledger
 
 
 def sha(character: str) -> str:
@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@ def test_non_paper_environment_is_rejected(environment: str):
         paper_admission.validate_paper_admission(admission)
 
 
+def test_shadow_ledger_schema_is_not_paper_admission():
+    admission = valid_admission()
+    admission["schema"] = shadow_ledger.RECEIPT_SCHEMA
+    admission["admission_sha256"] = paper_admission.calculate_paper_admission_sha256(admission)
+
+    with pytest.raises(paper_admission.PaperAdmissionError, match="schema is unsupported"):
+        paper_admission.validate_paper_admission(admission)
+
+
+def test_missing_paper_provenance_is_rejected():
+    admission = valid_admission()
+    del admission["environment"]
+
+    with pytest.raises(paper_admission.PaperAdmissionError, match="missing required field"):
+        paper_admission.validate_paper_admission(admission)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("forbidden_field", ["shadow_receipt", "account_id", "order_id", "credential"])
 def test_shadow_and_sensitive_material_cannot_be_added(forbidden_field: str):
     admission = valid_admission()
diff --git a/tests/test_shadow_ledger.py b/tests/test_shadow_ledger.py
index 9f2a580..c8fdd92 100644
--- a/tests/test_shadow_ledger.py
+++ b/tests/test_shadow_ledger.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from alpaca_platform import shadow_ledger
+from alpaca_platform import paper_admission, shadow_ledger
 
 
 def sha(character: str) -> str:
@@ -134,6 +134,33 @@ def test_genesis_receipt_is_chain_linked_and_contains_only_virtual_weight_change
         assert forbidden not in rendered.lower()
 
 
+def test_paper_admission_is_not_shadow_input_or_receipt():
+    admission = paper_admission.build_paper_admission(
+        environment="PAPER_DRY_RUN",
+        cycle_id="alpaca_paper_20260904_001",
+        valid_from="2026-09-04T00:00:00Z",
+        valid_until="2026-09-05T00:00:00Z",
+        paper_endpoint_sha256=sha("1"),
+        config_sha256=sha("2"),
+        strategy_sha256=sha("3"),
+        deployment_sha256=sha("4"),
+        risk_sha256=sha("5"),
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(shadow_ledger.ShadowLedgerError):
+        shadow_ledger.validate_shadow_cycle_input(admission)
+    with pytest.raises(shadow_ledger.ShadowLedgerError):
+        shadow_ledger.validate_shadow_ledger_receipt(admission)
+
+
+def test_missing_shadow_lane_provenance_is_rejected():
+    payload = cycle_input()
+    del payload["risk_control"]
+
+    with pytest.raises(shadow_ledger.ShadowLedgerError, match="missing required field"):
+        shadow_ledger.validate_shadow_cycle_input(payload)
+
+
 def test_next_session_links_to_previous_virtual_allocation_without_broker_state():
     first = shadow_ledger.build_shadow_ledger_receipt(cycle_input())
     second = shadow_ledger.build_shadow_ledger_receipt(
diff --git a/tests/test_shadow_receipt_store.py b/tests/test_shadow_receipt_store.py
index 285569d..1aac53f 100644
--- a/tests/test_shadow_receipt_store.py
+++ b/tests/test_shadow_receipt_store.py
@@ -191,6 +191,18 @@ def test_ready_controller_outcome_becomes_a_closed_sanitized_admission():
         shadow_receipt_store.validate_shadow_receipt_admission(tampered)
 
 
+def test_scheduler_receipt_digest_mismatch_is_rejected_before_admission():
+    outcome = ready_outcome()
+    mismatched = copy.deepcopy(outcome)
+    mismatched.result["shadow_receipt_sha256"] = sha("0")
+
+    with pytest.raises(shadow_receipt_store.ShadowReceiptStoreError, match="bind ledger receipt digest"):
+        shadow_receipt_store.build_shadow_receipt_admission(
+            mismatched,
+            risk_gate_decision=risk_gate_decision_envelope(mismatched),
+        )
+
+
 def test_in_memory_store_is_create_only_and_reconciles_identical_admission():
     store = shadow_receipt_store.InMemoryShadowReceiptStore()
     outcome = ready_outcome()